My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness

Episode 245 Vampire Rise (5)

Hahoe Mask, the mysterious figure who suddenly appeared in Korea.

He began to judge criminals indiscriminately based on his own standards, and his ruthless methods played a significant role in stabilizing the chaotic public order.

Even though his actions were excessive, disregarding law and order and prioritizing violence, no one could deny the tangible results he brought.

The public enthusiastically supported him, and the established authorities who had been responsible for maintaining public order were now viewed negatively.

Those large organizations were deemed inferior to a single individual.

Kaboom—!

‘There are many excuses, but… I can’t deny the results.’

Yoon Ji-yoon smiled wryly as she exchanged attacks with Alpha.

But unlike public perception, the Supernatural Management Bureau and the Korean Returnee Association weren’t incompetent.

They were just inefficient due to various restrictions. After all, they were the ones who had maintained public order and kept society stable.

‘This place… it was a Heterosis stronghold, wasn’t it?’

She was well aware of Heterosis, the dominant force in Seoul’s underworld.

They had been cooperating with the authorities, contributing to public safety, so she had been keeping an eye on them, maintaining an unspoken alliance.

But a powerful energy reaction had suddenly been detected from their stronghold.

An overwhelming amount of hostile blood magic power.

‘I came as quickly as possible… but the damage is already extensive.’

She bit her lip and frowned.

It had only taken about five minutes from the moment the headquarters detected the anomaly, relayed the information to her, who was on her day off, and then for her to arrive here.

And yet, hundreds of casualties had already occurred.

And if it hadn’t been for the vampire who seemed to be part of Heterosis distracting the enemy, the damage would have been even greater.

‘A Rank 9 Mad Blood Devil appearing at a Heterosis stronghold… Come to think of it, Alpha, the former leader of the hardliners, disappeared after their downfall.’

Crackle—!

As various thoughts raced through her mind,

Lightning chakra, the energy swirling within Yoon Ji-yoon’s body, resonated with the world.

Rumble—

Her will began to manipulate reality—.

Kaboom—!

And another bolt of lightning struck the ground.

Right on top of Alpha’s head.

“Gah! I’ll kill you! You and Heinz! All humans!”

“Damn it, he’s tough! Just die already!”

But he wasn’t an ordinary monster.

In a split second,

Alpha, roasted by the chakra-infused lightning, charged towards her, tearing through the air.

“Kihahak!”

His outer skin was tattered from the repeated lightning strikes, but his monstrous life force was rapidly regenerating his body.

As if he was truly immortal.

‘Of course, that’s not possible.’

Even if he was immortal, her duty remained unchanged.

‘Mad Blood Devil, dead or alive… It’s easiest to just obliterate him… but it can’t be helped. There are other ways.’

She couldn’t unleash her full power here.

If she recklessly used her strongest attacks in the middle of the city, the barrier erected by the Guardians, along with the surrounding area, would be destroyed. ŖãɴοΒƐŞ

The damage she caused might even exceed the damage caused by the Mad Blood Devil.

Crackle—!

Electricity surged through her body, her thoughts accelerating beyond their limits.

In that eternal moment, where her breath stopped, her metabolism ceased, and her bioelectricity flow halted—.

Only the chakra within her continued to spin endlessly.

‘I’ll roast you until you die!’

And then, a miniature universe opened within her, at the center of the swirling chakra.

She, Yoon Ji-yoon,

—became lightning.

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“Hurry! We need to evacuate the civilians to a safe area!”

“We need more healers! Contact all the priests in the vicinity! Beg them, threaten them, do whatever it takes to bring them here!”

“Ugh, the barrier needs more support! We’re reaching our limit! If it’s hit directly, it’ll shatter!”

On the outskirts of the battlefield where Yoon Ji-yoon was fighting Alpha,

Guardians from the Returnee Association and agents from the Supernatural Management Bureau were busily moving about.

They had enjoyed a relatively peaceful time thanks to Hahoe Mask, but this kind of incident wasn’t new to them.

It wasn’t common for a single villain to cause this much damage, but their duties remained the same.

The branch manager would take care of the villain.

And as everyone was busy,

A figure was casually walking through the scene, unnoticed, towards the barrier.

‘This level of response in such a short time… Impressive. …It must mean this kind of thing happens often.’

Heinz, who had concealed his presence with “Existence Denial”, nodded heavily.

He knew terrorist attacks were a frequent occurrence.

‘And once this news spreads, the villains who have been lying low will start acting up again.’

Human nature was to follow the crowd. When things were quiet, everyone was cautious, but the moment someone made a move, others would follow.

He had been diligently rounding up and punishing the villains, but it seemed like he would have to work hard again to restore order.

‘Tsk, it can’t be helped. It seems like Jin So-ran managed to escape, so I can visit her later. But first, I need to deal with that guy inside.’

He could sense his subordinates nearby, even without using “Monarch’s Authority”.

Jin So-ran and a few other surviving Heterosis vampires were huddled together some distance away.

‘That aura… He’s definitely Sacred Blood level. But the fact that Jin So-ran is still alive means he didn’t intend to kill her from the beginning.’

He could feel the intense energy clashing beyond the barrier.

There was no way she could escape from such an opponent on her own, so he must have deliberately spared her life, and she must have escaped while the Association’s reinforcements were distracting him.

‘She was quite lucky. Well, I can learn about him myself.’

Heinz, having reached the barrier, briefly examined it with “Insight”,

And then casually passed through it using “Existence Denial”.

And immediately after, he saw…

“Gah! Heinz!”

Rumble—! Boom!

“Hey, I’m standing right here! And you’ve been ignoring me and looking for someone else? You have terrible manners!”

…A half-charred monster desperately calling out his name,

And a being of light… no, electricity, holding him down and roasting him with lightning.

‘…My name? I see. So that’s Alpha.’

Heinz, having quickly deduced the enemy’s identity based on that small clue, observed the situation with interest.

Alpha was rampaging, regenerating endlessly and destroying the surroundings, but he was no match for his opponent, who moved like lightning, having lost his sanity and driven by pure instinct.

‘He looks like a Lightning Spirit… but it’s chakra, a more fundamental power than natural energy.’

Chakra (Chakra), the supernatural ability to manipulate concepts and phenomena by completing one’s inner universe.

He had seen many chakra users on Earth, but this was his first time seeing someone who had reached the level of transforming their entire being into the concept of ‘lightning’.

‘…She’s strong. And it doesn’t seem like she’s using her full power.’

It was a system he wasn’t familiar with, so he couldn’t accurately gauge her level, but she was definitely a high-ranking transcendent.

“I… I have to kill Heinz! I’ll kill you too if you interfere!”

“Yes, yes, I know, so just die already!”

Alpha screamed, his body charred black by the relentless lightning strikes.

He was clearly out of his mind.

Even considering his mental contamination from devouring his own kind, his obsession with Heinz was unnatural.

As if someone had forcibly imprinted it into his mind.

‘Well, there’s no point in trying to understand a madman’s logic. But if I leave him alone, he’ll die soon.’

His regeneration was slowing down, reaching its limit.

Should he just be satisfied with the elimination of the main culprit and retreat?

‘…No way!’

He had also suffered significant losses.

The destruction of Heterosis’s property, including their office, was a minor issue.

More than half of the vampires in the office had died in Alpha’s rampage, and Jin So-ran, who had been handling his work, was also seriously injured.

He couldn’t just retreat and leave things like this!

‘I have the right to retaliate.’

So, this wasn’t…

…stealing.

Thud—

“Gah! You…? Heinz—!”

It was just a simple matter of settling the score.

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Somewhere in China.

The man in the wheelchair sighed deeply and then contacted his superior with a slightly uneasy feeling.

-Hello? Is this Yulryeongja~?

“Yes, Doctor. I’m calling to inform you that the delivery has been completed.”

-Oh ho ho! Really? Excellent!

A frivolous voice, full of excitement, as always.

But Yulryeongja didn’t react and calmly reported the situation.

“Yoon Ji-yoon, the Lightning Empress of Korea, arrived at the scene much earlier than expected. We tried to exploit her absence, but… it wasn’t very effective.”

-Hmm, that’s a shame! I was hoping for a more spectacular show!

He could hear a clicking sound from the other side of the line.

And so, the interim report concluded without any major problems.

-Thank you for your hard work, Yulryeongja! It must have been difficult dealing with that madman!

“It wasn’t that bad. I’m used to it.”

Yulryeongja’s words implied, ‘No matter how difficult it was, it wasn’t as bad as dealing with you’, but of course, he couldn’t say that out loud.

-I hope my heartfelt gift was safely delivered to Heinz! I’ve prepared a backup plan, just in case, but it’s always better to have a quick and easy solution! Hehehehehe!

“Hmm, is he that important? I’ve heard he’s still sane despite devouring his own kind, but… I’m not sure how impressive that is. I don’t know if it was worth sacrificing a Rank 9 vampire we painstakingly created.”

Alpha was also a valuable asset to Yulryeongja, the head of Heaven’s Turn Society’s East Asia branch, so he couldn’t help but feel dissatisfied with this meaningless operation.

They had already suffered significant losses fighting Hahoe Mask, and now this waste…

-Yulryeongja, you have to plant seeds to reap a harvest! You have to fatten up the livestock before slaughtering them! In that sense, investing Alpha, that defective product, was a very efficient decision! He’s only Rank 9 in name, his intelligence has deteriorated, he’s practically an animal now.

“Ahem, I’m just concerned because it’s difficult to track his movements.”

-That’s why this operation is necessary! We’ll lure him to where we want him with bait. And if we can just use his body, we’ll finally be able to complete the ‘Complete Evolution Project’! Hehehehehe!

Doctor’s hearty laughter echoed from the other side of the line.

It couldn’t be helped.

It was one of his major projects, which he had drafted and outsourced to researchers around the world, along with a small amount of dragon blood.

Although the Korean research facility had been destroyed, the research had been steadily progressing.

And thanks to the discovery of Heinz, the mutant vampire, its completion was finally within reach.

-Hehehehehe!

Doctor, pleased with his great research, continued to chuckle until the call ended.

He had no idea that his long-cherished project had already been leaked and completed by someone else.

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